Synonyms of quieting

quieting 1 of 2

adjective

as in relaxing

tending to calm the emotions and relieve stress

a nice quieting cup of tea after a hard day at work

Synonyms & Similar Words

• relaxing
• soothing
• tranquilizing
• comforting
• calming
• hypnotic
• sedative
• lulling
• narcotic
• dreamy
• pacifying
• opiate
• deadening
• depressant
• anesthetic
• analgesic
• numbing
• antidepressant
• antianxiety
• anodyne
• antistress
• antidepression

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• painful
• troubling
• stressful
• unsettling
• trying
• tiresome
• worrisome
• stimulating
• troublesome
• stimulant
• disturbing
• irritating
• annoying
• aggravating
• energizing
• frustrating
• vexing
• vexatious
• bothersome
• irksome
• maddening
• exasperating
• invigorating
• galling
• nettlesome
• harassing
• grating

quieting

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verb

present participle of quiet

1

as in cooling

to become still and orderly

the museum docent told the rowdy youngsters to quiet down for the tour

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cooling
• hushing
• settling (down)
• calming (down)
• relaxing
• cooling it
• chilling out
• drying up
• unwinding
• tranquilizing
• piping down
• zoning out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• carrying on
• cutting up
• acting up
• showing off
• fooling around
• horsing around
• clowning (around)
• skylarking
• monkeying (around)

2

as in calming

to free from distress or disturbance

quiet a crying toddler with candy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• calming
• soothing
• lulling
• composing
• appeasing
• stilling
• relaxing
• quietening
• salving
• tranquilizing
• settling
• relieving
• hushing
• quelling
• becalming
• placating
• pacifying
• mollifying
• alleviating
• conciliating
• allaying
• lullabying
• mitigating
• easing
• assuaging
• solacing
• sedating
• laying
• stupefying
• narcotizing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• agitating
• upsetting
• disturbing
• perturbing
• disquieting
• vexing
• intensifying
• keying (up)
• heightening
• aggravating
• exciting
• arousing
• inciting
• stirring (up)
• fomenting
• rousing
• discomposing
• working up

3

as in shushing

to stop the noise or speech of

the nanny could quiet unruly children with just a look

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shushing
• silencing
• muting
• hushing
• stilling
• settling
• quelling
• extinguishing
• dumbing
• quietening
• squelching
• shutting up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• stirring
• agitating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of quieting

Verb

Patrick Mahomes finished the job by scrambling up the middle, simultaneously giving the Chiefs an early lead and quieting some doubts about his reconstructed ACL and LCL. — Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026

Use the words that suit the tone of the piece, and that might mean quieting your inner voice, or the voice of your mother. — Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2026

Seattle comforts you with its natural beauty, quieting your mind and heightening your senses. — Giovanna Caravetta, Travel + Leisure, 25 Aug. 2026

Five minutes later, Messi gave Miami the lead, curling his shot in tight space past three defenders, quieting the sellout crowd at Subaru Park. — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2026

Performed beneath a continuous gentle rain of warm seawater, this experience combines mineral-rich marine exposure and thermal comfort soothing aching muscles along the way and quieting the mind. — Rana Good, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Aug. 2026

However, the Rams’ acquisition of Garrett puts a team that was firmly a Super Bowl favorite back in the conversation for a 2026 Super Bowl run, quieting the doubters who rose after the 2026 NFL Draft. — Gladys Louise Tyler, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026

Search revenue grew 17% year-over-year in the fourth quarter of 2025, quieting concerns over AI’s cannibalizing Google’s core business, and the company crossed $400 billion in annual revenue for the first time. — Andrew R. Chow, Time, 6 May 2026

The alarms go off, the two get locked in the entry hall, and as Emma panics, Charlie rushes over to kiss her, quieting her fear. — Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2026